This weekend most of us will probably be flipping burgers, hanging flags, waving sparklers, and celebrating a fun holiday called The Fourth of July. No one really calls it Independence Day anymore….
Common sense.
“Common sense is not so common.” Voltaire, 1764. I had an appointment at Mercy Hospital early this week where I snapped the above photo. There’s something wrong in the world where this…
God = for us.
God is for us. That can be a difficult truth for some of us to believe. Especially if you had a parent relationship that was overly harsh or critical. If you felt…
Rejection & friendship.
Rejection. What an awful word. The pain of rejection is deeply emotional and personal and yet also universal. But even though everyone can relate to the shame of being shunned, rejection can…
Finish well.
In my bible reading plan I’m encountering the up and down reigns of all the kings of Israel and Judah. It’s pretty discouraging history. The majority of these kings “did evil in…
He’s faithful.
Have you ever let someone down? Told a hurting friend you’d meet them for coffee and then totally spaced it out? Forgot you were supposed to make the cupcakes for your first…
But for the grace.
In 1555, a pious man named John Bradford was burned at the stake for the crime of being…a Protestant. Just before the flames were kindled, he encouraged his fellow martyr, a young…
Image is everything.
The year I graduated from high school a hot new tennis star stepped out of a white Lamborghini, into the desert sunshine and said, “Image is Everything.” It was a Canon EOS…
Weather report.
I am a big sun-lover. Always have been. Maybe it’s because I grew up in Northern Minnesota where we had summer for approximately 2 weeks each year. But there’s not much I…
Fresh playlist.
I read an incredible book this week. I strongly recommend it. It’s called Soundtracks by Jon Acuff. It’s an easy read and funny and super helpful. In Soundtracks,, Acuff urges us to…